To Sir, with Love

"Turned-on teens... and the teacher who had to tame them!"

1967 1h 45m EN

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 365

Drama

Synopsis

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A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.

“Turned-on teens... and the teacher who had to tame them!”

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Cast

Sidney Poitier
Mark Thackeray
Christian Roberts
Denham
Judy Geeson
Pamela Dare
Suzy Kendall
Gillian Blanchard
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Barbara 'Babs' Pegg
Ann Bell
Mrs. Dare
Geoffrey Bayldon
Theo Weston
Faith Brook
Grace Evans

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Clavell
Writers: E.R. Braithwaite, James Clavell
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $42M — a 67.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "To Sir, with Love Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Clavell, shot by Paul Beeson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ron Grainer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Thornton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Sidney Poitier and Christian Roberts and Judy Geeson carry the top of the cast.

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The take

James Clavell directs. Paul Beeson behind the camera. Ron Grainer scores. Peter Thornton cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $42M — a 67.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
359 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Part of the "To Sir, with Love Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by James Clavell, shot by Paul Beeson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ron Grainer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Peter Thornton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Sidney Poitier and Christian Roberts and Judy Geeson carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Turned-on teens... and the teacher who had to tame them!".
10IMDB entry: tt0062376 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "london, england", "education", "respect", "teacher".